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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11946

25 January 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Yemen
Iona Craig says link needs to be made between humanitarian crisis and arms sales
Brussels, 24/01/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 24 January, journalist Iona Craig said that people did not make the connection enough between the sale of arms and the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

While the Europeans have an embargo on arms to Yemen, this is not the case for Saudi Arabia, which is participating in the coalition and bombing the country.  The European Parliament has called for an arms embargo against Riyadh on several occasions(see EUROPE 11809 and 11916).  The EU Council's common position 2008/944/CFSP on...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS